Island of the Emperor's Tomb

S02 E03 • Monday, Aug 17, 2026 • Aug 17

In Budapest, beneath the ruins of a medieval monastery on Margaret Island, archaeologists uncover the victim of a medieval killing — his identity lost, and his death shrouded in secrecy — but what led to this violent end? In Italy’s Venetian Lagoon, the shifting sandbar Bacan has suddenly stabilized, defying its natural cycle and raising new questions about the forces reshaping it. On Denmark’s Als, a buried boat surrounded by weapons hints at a forgotten conflict. Was it lost in battle or offered in ritual? And on Ethiopia’s Daga Island, mummified emperors lie hidden within a monastery, their presence tied to power, faith and enduring legend.